Geodetic (Lat, Long, Ellip Ht.

) to Cartesian (XYZ)

Conversion of Geodetic Coordinates to "Earth-centred" Cartesian Coordinates

Latitude
Longitude
Ellipsoidal height
Ellipsoid
Bessel
Semi major axis (a)
Inverse flattening (1/f)

deg
46
14
462.110

min
41'
29'

secs
34.44000"
09.49000"

X
Y
Z

4,243,058.119
1,096,220.980
4,618,283.821

6377397.16
299.1528

Instructions:
1. Enter the name of the ellipsoid associated with the geodetic coordinates in C12
2. Enter the semi major axis (metres) and inverse flattening of the associated ellipsoid in D13:D14
3. Enter the latitude in D7:F7 (south latitudes are negative)
4. Enter the longitude in D8:D7
5. Enter the ellipsoidal height (metres) in D9 (note that it must be the ELLIPSOIDAL height)
6. Note the Earth-centred Cartesian coordinates (metres) from L7:L9

Input
Output

To see the intermediate calculations, use Excel's outlining tool to show the hidden rows.

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Similarity Transformation

3 Dimensional Similarity Transformation

INPUT

Bessel
X

4243058.119

1096220.980

4618283.821

Parameters (from -> to)

DX
586.0000 (metres)
DY
89.0000 (metres)
DZ

468.0000 (metres)

RX

-5.1000 (seconds)

RY

-1.4000 (seconds)

RZ

-5.4000 (seconds)
1.1000 (ppm)

Sc

Instructions:
1. Enter the name of the starting coordinate system in C5 (documentation only)
2. Enter the starting coordinates in D6:D8 (by default they will be taken from the output of
the Geodetic to Cartesian sheet.
3. Enter the name of the resulting coordinate system in C5 (documentation only)
4. Enter the 7 transformation parameters in G6:G12
5. Note the transformed position from K6:K8

OUTPUT

WGS 84
Xs

4243651.431

Ys

1096308.079

Zs

4618755.208

Input
Output

Warning: be careful of the sign convention for rotations. See the attached notes.

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Cartesian (XYZ) to geodetic (lat, long, ellip. ht.)

Conversion of "Earth-centred" Cartesian Coordinates to Geodetic Coordinates

X
Y
Z
Ellipsoid
WGS 84
Semi major axis (a)
Inverse flattening (1/f)

4,243,651.431
1,096,308.079
4,618,755.208

Latitude
Longitude
Ellipsoidal height

deg
46
14

min
41'
29'

sec
33.01011"
06.47425"
509.409

6378137.00
298.2572

Instructions:
1. Enter the name of the reference ellipsoid in C11 (documentation only)
2. Enter the semi major axis (metres) and inverse flattening of the reference ellipsoid in D12 & D13
3. Enter the XYZ coordinates in D6:D8 (by default they are taklen from the transformation sheet)
4. Read the resulting latitude, longitude and ellipsoidal height from G6:I8
(note that it is the ELLIPSOIDAL height)

Input
Output

To see the intermediate calculations, use Excel's outlining tool to show the hidden rows.

http://www.anzlic.org.au/icsm/gdatm.htm

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Test Data

From
deg
Latitude
Longitude
Ellipsoidal height

min
-37
143

Latitude
Longitude
Ellipsoidal height

15.5647"
30.5501"
749.671

DX

-117.763 (metres)

DY

-51.510 (metres)

DZ

139.061 (metres)

RX

-0.292 (seconds)

RY

-0.443 (seconds)

RZ

-0.277 (seconds)
-0.191 (ppm)

Sc
To

secs
39'
55'

deg

min
-37
143

X
Y
Z

-4086966.080
2977519.575
-3875610.134

Ellipsoid
ANS (AGD84)
Semi major axis (a)
Inverse flattening (1/f)

6378160
298.25

-4087095.384
2977467.494
-3875457.340

Ellipsoid
GRS80 (GDA94)
Semi major axis (a)
Inverse flattening (1/f)

6378137
298.257222101

sec
-39
55

-10.1598"
35.3730"
737.574

X
Y
Z

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